Why do people eat out? Because the food is delicious and (for whatever reason) they don't want to cook.

How do restaurants make the food so delicious? Through the strategic and artful use of bread, cheese, fats, sauce and oils. Fats and oils contain 9 calories/gram; carbs and proteins, only 4 calories/gram.

How many people go to a restaurant and tell the waiter, "Please hold the bread, the cheese, the fat, the oil and hold all sauces? If a restaurant served food without those, nobody would show up at the door.

Shopping for food and cooking meals is the best "exercise". Look at the food shoppers at Walmart and Target (processed). Then, go to a Whole Foods or Sprouts and compare them with the shoppers who go there. What do you see? Cooks burn boo-koo calories.View Thread

Just because you get a lot of sleep doesn't mean you're well rested. Rest is achieved only through deep sleep. Ever been tested for sleep apnea? If you're not getting sufficient oxygen when sleeping, your body will struggle no matter how much sleep you get. It's estimated that 1 in 4 have sleep apnea with the majority of sufferers, undiagnosed.

"Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the muscles in the back of your throat relax. These muscles support the soft palate, the triangular piece of tissue hanging from the soft palate (uvula), the tonsils, the side walls of the throat and the tongue.When the muscles relax, your airway narrows or closes as you breathe in, and you can't get an adequate breath in. This may lower the level of oxygen in your blood. Your brain senses this inability to breathe and briefly rouses you from sleep so you can reopen your airway. This awakening is usually so brief that you don't remember it.You may make a snorting, choking or gasping sound. This pattern can repeat itself five to 30 times or more each hour, all night long. These disruptions impair your ability to reach the desired deep, restful phases of sleep, and you'll probably feel sleepy during your waking hours..."View Thread

You see the movie, "Shawshank Redemption"? You're goal is the stream outside the prison? Well, you're still digging the hole in the wall with the rock hammer. You'll get to that stream on two conditions:

1. Your "hammer" doesn't break, or 2. You give up

You gained the weight because you lacked the "tools". plus, you gave up. Now that you have both,the weight coming off is a mathematical inevitability.View Thread

Exercise aids and enhances clearing of the bowels. I'm (58,M) as regular as a clock because I maintain steady movement and exercise, everyday. The whole purpose of taking the prep medicine is to flush the plumbing so I'd think exercise helps, not hurts. Nevertheless, check the doctor's written pre-test instructions for all requirements and restrictions.View Thread

"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." - Albert EinsteinWe pray you find that HELP you need from a medical professional, battybats13. -from two a-holesView Thread

I use to be big. I use to be an addict. I use to be a f#&*up. But, I'm not, anymore. Today, when I meet someone for the first time, do you think I discuss my medical history and past addictions with them? Of course not! It's none of their business and it's completely irrelevant, anyhow. imo, before you can address your weight, you have to free your mind. You have rid yourself of all the baggage you lug around with you. You have to free yourself of all the reasons why you can't be happy. You have to forget your past and start with a clean slate. Lastly, you've got to get mad. You've got the grab that person, inside, by the collar and kick their...

Your mom can't help you but you have no idea how helpless and tormented she feels. You're her baby. You will always be. She knows how happy you were when you were little. She took you everywhere with her in the backseat of her car. You may not remember all this but, trust me, parents remember, everything. Please, carefully consider your next steps as you prepare for this next part of your life. Life is a choice, no excuses. You're either in control...or explaining to others why you're not. And, like I said, above. Nobody wants to hear about it, anyway. So, get mad, now!View Thread

The fittest, healthiest people would not be healthy very long if they performed daily activities they didn't enjoy. What's the point in doing anything you are not, mentally, on board with. And, of course, how can you continue to perform movements that cause excruciating pain? Discomfort, yes; pain, forget it. As long as it involves moving your body, do whatever you "enjoy". Scraping paint, cleaning house, gardening, having sex...it's all goooooooood.

I watch infomercials and just shake my head. What kind of nincompoop could think they can perform such exercise for more than 90 days? What good is any exercise if you don't (or can't) do it, everyday? Eventually, I plan to move to a country that has snow 6-7 mn of the year. That way I can cross country ski...in the dark! That would be a blast, not just for me, but for my dogs, too. There is no downside to exercise; it's all "gravy". So, go get some!View Thread

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